BandDad4 Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Mr. James Barnes from Collierville High School in Tennessee has been chosen for the head position at TCHS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Culper Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Bucky Barnes? The Winter Soldier? Cool! josephbandfan and FaultLineBlues 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpetman7 Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Bucky Barnes? The Winter Soldier? Cool! Haha I thought the exact same thing when they announced the director! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Mr. James Barnes from Collierville High School in Tennessee has been chosen for the head position at TCHS. Collierville is a suburb of Memphis, my home town. I hope they get a great director in Mr. Barnes place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey L. Gorman Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Looking at the Collierville Web site, they have a new director of Bands and Guard in place. One interesting thing is that Collierville has done BOA, but only one event a year. They did not participate in the West Tennessee Band and Orchestra Association Marching Festival for the last several years(This is similar to UIL Region Marching Contest), something you can not avoid in TX. The Band is fairly large, but not bigger than most Bands here in TX. They seem to be very strong in Concert Band I think it will be interesting to seeing what he brings to the Band Scene here.. gregorydf01 and LeanderMomma 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandwoww Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 It’s not uncommon for assistant directors to take a larger role in the marching side of things. Head directors obviously play a larger role with concert band. I bet that the impact of this staff change isn’t seen on the field at all. LeanderMomma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bancl Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 It’s not uncommon for assistant directors to take a larger role in the marching side of things. Head directors obviously play a larger role with concert band. I bet that the impact of this staff change isn’t seen on the field at all. That remains to be seen. The head director plays a huge role in almost every competitive marching band (like TC). I would imagine that at most BOA finalist bands, the HD runs the marching band. Still, I'm sure that Timber Creek will be great this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truisticprince Posted July 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 That remains to be seen. The head director plays a huge role in almost every competitive marching band (like TC). I would imagine that at most BOA finalist bands, the HD runs the marching band. Still, I'm sure that Timber Creek will be great this year! Actually our assistant BD Mr. Hunter Bown runs the marching band rehearsals and often I've seen change some aspects of the show to fit the needs and was given a lot of leniency. I'd go as far to say that in recent years he's had almost full control of the marching band. The previous HD mainly focused on administrative things and would focus more on the GE and visuals of the show such as guard staging and work, but she also gave leniency to the guard director to figure out the work. I don't see any reason this'll be changed but we have yet to see. Although I believe it to be unwise for the new HD to takeover the marching band his first year with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpetman7 Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 I know that in an interview from udb, vista ridge’s Assistant director was in charge of all things marching band and I know that several other bands function this way as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandwoww Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Many times, assistant directors are younger and more in-touch with current marching trends. Or even they more recently marched DCI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JeremiahW Posted July 9, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Many times, assistant directors are younger and more in-touch with current marching trends. Or even they more recently marched DCI. In this case, James is just a year older than the assistant director Hunter who's been running the marching band. I'm curious to see how things shake up a Timber Creek in terms of show design. I know James has always acted as the program coordinator and led the show design at his past two high schools, but Timber Creek's recent success has a lot to do with the outside design team they've put together the past few seasons. Quite honestly, while a head director can piece together a program themselves that is relatively regionally successful in West Tennessee, I'm not convinced most directors can do the same in Texas. gregorydf01, brassclass and LeanderMomma 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumCorpsGeek Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Well then. Timber Creek just tweeted that Bown has accepted a head director position in Frisco ISD. Samuel Culper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Culper Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Well then. Timber Creek just tweeted that Bown has accepted a head director position in Frisco ISD. Isn't it kinda late for these moves? Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Isn't it kinda late for these moves? Wow. Lol my freshmen year of HS we lost literally our ENTIRE staff in the weeks leading up to band camp. Apparently, its never TOO late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Culper Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Lol my freshmen year of HS we lost literally our ENTIRE staff in the weeks leading up to band camp. Apparently, its never TOO late. Yikes. Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Almond Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Rumor is that Bown was in the running to replace McBryde. Probably had this on the back burner in case he didn't get the nod from Timber Creek. Will be an interesting year for these kids, but I'm betting they'll persevere and still have an amazing show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandwoww Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Wow this is kind of crazy. As far as I know, McBryde and Bown were really the driving forces behind making Timber Creek so great these past few years. Before coming to TC, McBryde was an assistant director at Keller and Bown was a drum major for Carolina Crown in 2013 so they both obviously had a good perspective on the activity. It’s going to be interesting to see how this brand new leadership affects a band that is really really good, especially since the new head director isn’t from Texas or a band that is prominent in the BOA scene. TC is set up with what is going to be an awesome show design and I hope the best for them going forwards. It’s always crazy to lose two amazing directors especially when things are just about to ramp up for the students. JeremiahW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Late moves are the name of the game. My sophomore year, an assistant director came in right as we started band camp. He became the marching director by the time I graduated and the program became extremely successful as he transitioned into the head director. Good move for the ~patriotic~ Frisco school that has Bown now. LeanderMomma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Culper Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Late moves are the name of the game. My sophomore year, an assistant director came in right as we started band camp. He became the marching director by the time I graduated and the program became extremely successful as he transitioned into the head director. Good move for the ~patriotic~ Frisco school that has Bown now. Liberty? Independence? Lone Star? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumCorpsGeek Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Does anybody know where Hunter Bown is going? Refresher for what the schools in Frisco ISD are... Centennial Frisco Heritage Independence Lebanon Trail Liberty Lone Star Memorial Reedy Wakeland EDIT: I was typing this as the previous two comment were added NTxBandMom8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahW Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 TC is set up with what is going to be an awesome show design and I hope the best for them going forwards. I know the show that Keith Potter, Richard Hinshaw, Ryan George, and others were designing was going to be an exceptional show. Unfortunately, I’m not sure how much longer that crew will be employed by Timber Creek (if they haven’t already been fired) or if James will try and bring in his own crew. I know he’s always served as the de facto program coordinator at his past schools, and would imagine he’d consider it a waste of money to pay someone else to hold the role even if that person is Keith Potter and would coordinate an incredibly superior design. I imagine much of the music is already written, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see James poach the design in process and bring in his own drill writer to stage the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpetman7 Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 I think that the new head director will probably let the design team do their thing this year but he may get rid of them in upcoming years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garchomp Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 That's a really good design team! It would be a shame to mess with that this year. It seems logical that the new director will keep the team in place this year and I hope that's the case. For future years it's going to be very hard to be competitive in Texas 6A with a director designed show and not using top notch design teams like the one put in place for T.C.'s show this year (stating the obvious...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJesus Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 I've always been confused as to why high school bands from pretty well off districts/cities have trouble keeping directors. And a lot of times, it's seems like these directors just move to other well off places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWHSParent Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 I've always been confused as to why high school bands from pretty well off districts/cities have trouble keeping directors. And a lot of times, it's seems like these directors just move to other well off places. One big thing is politics. School districts (like large corps) are full of internal politics. Of course there are other possible reasons. Just having a potentially large budget is not always as attractive as people often think, especially with the strings that can be attached. CTJBandPops 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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